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Darwin!!!!!!!
he's not the monkey guy... give him a break
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Biology
9th Grade
02/16/2011

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Did Charles "invent" evolution?
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NO SIREE BOB.
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WHAT did he really do?
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tried to explain why living things have changed over time
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What is the definition of evolution?
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the cgange in allele frequencies of a population over time
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What is the equation for evolution???
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scientific facts+observations+well supported theories
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Now... what is a scientific theory?
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a well supported, testable explanation of a phenomena that has occured in the natural world
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When was Darwin born?
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February 12, 1809
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Where was charles born?
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he's a brit (hehe) so england?
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What ship carried him around our earth?
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The HMS Beagle
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What did Charles Darwin title his work?
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The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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What did he realize about species and their enviornments?
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that they're well suited to the specific enviornment they live in
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What place is know the best for Darwin's studies?
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The Galapagos Islands
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What animals did he study most?
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Finches, terrestrial and marine igaunas, terrestrial tortoise, the seal and the penguin
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What about the finches did he study?
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beak shape and size
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What did he notice about finch beaks?
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they varied based on the finchs' diet
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Was Darwin the "Father" of evolution?
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NO...
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Is Darwin the ape man?
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NOPE.
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How many rules can Darwin's principles by divided into?
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3
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What is the 1st rule?
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genetic variety must be presentin a species population for natural selection occurs
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Rule 2?
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Successful reproduction occurs so that the genetic variety can be passed from parents to offspring, and at times, more offspring are produced than that which can survive
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What's rule 3?
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selection pressure ovvures when certain genes are "favored" by nature and some are not. The species who have the "favored" trait have am advantage for survival
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Which individuals (based on Darwin's principles) survive to reproduce again and pass their genes on
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"most fit"
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Natural Selection AKA
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"Survival of the Fittest"
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What does it mean for some species to be the "most fit" of a population?
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The "most fit" individuals are those genetic combinations that nature "favors" over others for a variety of reasons
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Who said the earth was constantly changing geographically over time?
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James Hutton
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How old did James Hutton think the world was?
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millions of years!!!!!
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Who said that the earth is changing now the same way it used to?
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Charles Lyell
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Who stated the organisms need traits to survive (law of use and disuse)
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Jean Baptiste Lamarck
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What explains this: a male crab uses his right claw often, so it grows, but the left which isn't used at all remains small
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the law of use and disuse
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What happens to the new, large claw trait?
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it is passed down to offspring
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How are traits passed on?
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Parents' DNA are passed on
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Is the DNA itself altered by the claw size?
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no
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Define mutation
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a change in DNA
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